还记得初为人母、初为人父时的心情吗?还记得面对那个小小的生命,那种喜悦、惊奇、小心翼翼、手忙脚乱的感觉吗? 组里的同事 Jim 当爸爸了,他请了一个星期的假,在家照顾妻子和初生的儿子。 回来上班的第一天,Jim 满脸都写着兴奋。他冲着一位还没有孩子的同事说:David, you got to have a kid. It's the most wonderful thing in the world! David 被他的情绪感染了,开玩笑地回答:Ok, I will do it tonight. 几天后,Jim 黑着两个眼圈走进办公室。他打着哈欠对David说:What did I tell you few days ago? Forget it. My life is horrible now! Jim 的儿子满月了,他有点急不可待地宣布:I can't wait for my son to grow up. I want to teach him to play football. 某天中午,同事们在谈论最近发生的一个恶性案件。Jim 叹了口气:One day, I will have to tell my son, there are some bad persons in the world. 有一天,David 笑嘻嘻地问Jim:你看我是不是该要个孩子呢?Jim 认真地想了想,严肃地说:Well, regardless what I have said, you need to make your own decision. 无论在东方还是西方,父母对孩子的感觉都是类似的:有许多的开心,许多的期许, 还有一些牵挂,一些忧虑 … |